bloodbath
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That movement peaked with the adoption of the Tariff of Abominations in 1828, causing an electoral bloodbath for its proponents.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 2026
Betfred's Fred Done called the race result a "gladiatorial bloodbath for bookies" with the heavily-backed favourite winning.
From BBC ● Apr. 11, 2026
And so, if the Hyperscalers were to take their foot off the gas and say, “Hmm, capacity is good for the next year or so,” there would be a bloodbath in the supply chain.
From Barron's ● Mar. 6, 2026
Hence, Fiennes’ outrageous pageantry sharpens “The Bone Temple” into a tragedy as opposed to just another bloodbath.
From Salon ● Jan. 23, 2026
In 1799, Napoleon Bonaparte, the best general in France, put an end to the revolutionary bloodbath.
From "Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science" by Marc Aronson
The generally good news in job growth, with the blowout report of 353,000 new jobs in January and months of gains in manufacturing, is confounded by employment bloodbaths among tech and media firms.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 9, 2024
While the Raiders-Broncos rivalry ranks a notch below the mud-baths and bloodbaths that define the Steelers-Browns and Packers-Bears rivalries, it’s always meant something extra to the players.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 16, 2022
“I remember playing five vs. five, which are often bloodbaths with these teams,” she said.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 26, 2021
As intellectual bloodbaths go, it’s been entertaining—like watching Jon Stewart skewer Glenn Beck.
From Slate ● Jan. 6, 2014
But as well as a rabid online fanbase, Being Human also quickly established its own supernatural mythology and unique tone – one where bloodbaths and sit-in marathons of the real hustle could sit scene-by-scene.
From The Guardian ● Mar. 8, 2013
